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This goes against the conventional wisdom that a properly glued wood junction is stronger than the wood itself, and that under such forces it is the wood that w
by rfrey 2y ago
This goes against the conventional wisdom that a properly glued wood junction is stronger than the wood itself, and that under such forces it is the wood that will fail.
- lmm 2y agoThe wood would've failed at the same place if you'd carved a whole chair in that shape out of a solid piece of wood. The problem is that the design concentrates forces at the joint (or the "junction") in a way that no material can withstand.